speed tests
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VPNify Shows You The Fastest VPNs In Your Area
Choosing the right VPN goes deeper than finding someone trustworthy and privacy-focused — you need a provider that can offer decent speeds too. VPNify can help you find the right one for you. The service tests multiple providers in locations around the world, and shows you the speed you’ll get with each. It’s like SpeedTest…
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Browser Speed Tests: Chrome 17, Firefox 10, IE9, Opera 11.61
Chrome 17 is out with a new pre-rendering feature designed to make your pages load faster, and both Firefox and Opera have also released speedy new versions since our last round of speed tests. So, we’ve once again pitted the four most popular web browsers against each other in a battle of startup times, tab…
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Lion Vs Snow Leopard: Which Is Faster?
Snow Leopard was designed with better performance in mind, but Lion was designed to offer new and compelling features. We wondered if Lion could still offer speed increases despite its extra conveniences, so we pitted the two operating systems against each other in seven tests. Which performed better? Here are our results, side by side…
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Just How Fast Are Lifehacker Readers’ Net Connections?
Yesterday we invited you to compare your speed to other readers on the Lifehacker Speed Wave, and you responded in huge numbers. But are we really enjoying average download speeds of 17Mb/s?